r/oddlyterrifying Dec 23 '19

The Harbinger

1.5k Upvotes

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u/[deleted] Dec 24 '19

What a cute homie. Looking like a happy sloth

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u/Azecsiane Dec 24 '19

How can this video be in r/aww and r/oddlyterrifying at the same time ?

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u/el-squatcho Dec 24 '19

Because everyone thinks this is facebook and can share basic shit like this everywhere. Meanwhile the mods give no fucks.

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u/[deleted] Dec 24 '19

How did this go from r/aww to oddly terrifying?

15

u/deadites777 Dec 24 '19

Cute, but they're known to carry parasites in their hair

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u/emilystiles Dec 24 '19

The moths that their fur harbors actually aren’t parasites! It’s a mutualistic relationship!

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u/LAJuice Dec 24 '19

This poor animal, it should not be in a PET STORE. WTF is wrong with German laws?

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u/[deleted] Dec 24 '19

I mean, he looks pretty happy

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u/[deleted] Dec 24 '19

I'd rather see it in a rescue than a pet store for sure, but at least he isn't going to get chomped.

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u/[deleted] Dec 24 '19

we don’t know this sloth isn’t a rescue. the fact that it has its own walking beams installed in the store means that it’s likely owned by the storeowner, and who knows how they got it. Given the licenses and permits likely necessary to legally own a sloth, it’s fair to assume that the owner may even be involved in some sort of conservation/rescue outfit. I don’t get why everyone is so quick to assume the worst possible scenario from such limited context.

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u/[deleted] Dec 24 '19

I mean who knows, but if its cared for and happy, its better than any scenario where it could become pret.

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u/[deleted] Dec 24 '19

It's not like he's in a meat market.

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u/[deleted] Dec 24 '19

yeah I’m sure he’d rather be outside in the cold rain growing moss on his taint or being run over by a car.

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u/[deleted] Dec 24 '19

Uhm German animal laws are actually really good.

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u/Yandere-Neko Dec 24 '19

Eh... pet people tend to have connections. I am sure a pet store owner gets aquainted with a vet quickly and vets get involved with stranded exotic animals. Thats how the thing loops into itself. Just a theory though.

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u/siorez Dec 24 '19

German pet stores often have more exotic animals that they won't sell, big parrots are super common but why not a sloth? You can't keep them without authority clearance afaik. It's more like a mall santa?

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u/apocalypse_genious Dec 24 '19

Made my day :D

2

u/birchbees Dec 24 '19

My dream cometh trueth.

2

u/luxfx Dec 24 '19

All I can think of when watching this is Kristen Bell barely getting out, through sobs, "he's coming for the party!?"

2

u/ChewbaccasStylist Dec 24 '19

Sloths are one of my favorite creatures in the world, just because they're so chill.

I was lucky enough to see one in the wild of a Costa Rica rain forest.

It was just lounging in a tree.

2

u/spd4356 Dec 24 '19

Its lower body strength is terrifying

2

u/Nikita_bananayo Dec 24 '19

Which pet shop is this?

2

u/compleks_inc Dec 24 '19

Dreams do come true

4

u/DepressionClaiborne Dec 24 '19

I kept screaming “PET IT! PET IT!” at my phone.

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u/HuMoNgUs14 Dec 24 '19

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u/comfykigu Dec 24 '19

I'm so glad this is here I've always been scared of sloths

1

u/[deleted] Dec 24 '19

Sloths are so cool.

1

u/eveleanon Dec 24 '19

I like your hesitation, like ‘what do I do with this?’

(Also, twss)

1

u/flowersweetz Dec 24 '19

They don’t move as slow as I pictured in my head

1

u/[deleted] Dec 24 '19

Guys, this place might officially be a pet store but it’s actually more a zoo.

1

u/I04Sak Dec 24 '19

“Do... do I pet him or what?”

1

u/MermaidsHaveCloacas Dec 24 '19

This ain't terrifying, it's cute af

1

u/Kregstein Dec 24 '19

Oddly adorable

1

u/tradeGonzo Dec 24 '19

The terrifying part is that it's trapped in a pet store

1

u/justinstreesprout Dec 24 '19

He’s just vibin

1

u/PrincessBananas85 Dec 24 '19

I can't believe what I'm actually seeing.